Container for use in shipment of fragile articles.



I. A. MILLIRON.

CONTAINER FOR USE IN SHIPMENT 0F FRAGILE ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26. I913.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- COLUMBIA FLANQGRAP Co. WASHINUTUN, D- C.

L A. MILLIRON.'

CONTAINER FOR USE IN SHIPMENT 0F FRAGILE ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26,1913.

1,150,140. Patented Aug. 17,1915.

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To all whom it may concern bodying my invention.

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IRA A. I IIRONQ on SYRACUSE, :iqnw YORKASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, To

HAMMOCK nee CARRIER COMPANY, A CORPORATION or wnsr VIRGINIA.

CONTAINER FOR Usn n SHIPMENT ORRRAGILR A TIcLEs;

Beit known that I, I A A. MILLIRON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Container for Use in Shipment of Fragile Articles, ofwhich the followingis the specification. j I

My inventionrelatesto a container for use in shipping by mail-or express small quantities of. fragile articles, as a unit, and particularly for acontainer adapted for use in the shipment of small lots of eggs from farmers, or chickenraisers, direct to the consumers.- a The invention comprises a conta1ner 1ncluding the combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter described'andparticularly pointed out in the claim. Several embodiments of my invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Y V Figure 1 is a plan view of one ,form of main wrapper and associatedpartitions em- Fig. 2 isa fragmentary longitudinal'sectional view of one embodiment of the complete container. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is an elevation of one form of locking member. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a modified form of partition. Fig.- 6 is an elevation of a partition, for use'in the multiple type of container; Fig.7 is a plan View of a modified construction of mainfw'rapper. Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view thereof. Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view of the completed container embodying the wrapper illustrated in Fig. 7 and one form of inclosing jacket. Fig. 10 is an elevation of the container illustrated in Fig. .9; and Fig. 11 is a perspective view of another form of inclosing jacket.

The invention includes, generally, a main wrapper designed to be furnished to the shipper in the form of a rectangular sheet, and to be bent, or rolled, into tubular shape by him, a setof partitions for use'with'each sheet, each partition comprising an element having a receiving recess therein opening out through its periphery, means for locatingeach partition in a predetermined position relatively to'the wrapper and for re taining the partitions individually against axial movement, a supplemental, or individuahwrapper in the form of a recta-ng-Lu Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 1'7, 1915. Application fi1edJu1y26, 1913. Serial No. 781,380. a I

lar sheet, which is designed to be wrapped about the articles to be shipped, and to have end portions, and portions between adjacent articles held in the recesses in the partition. and means for retaining the main wrapper in tubular form. The invention also preferably includes a locking member associated with each of a plurality of partitions.

, The container is particularly designed for the shipment bymail, or express,lof rela- ;tively small lots ofeggs, as aunit, and in the accompanying. drawings is shown as usedin this connection. r v

In the embodiment of the invention dis closed, the main wrapper-is designated a and compr ses a rectangular sheet preferably. formed of reinforced cardboard, but

any naterial which is inexpensive, suifici'ently stifi' to withstand theblows and shocks received in the handling of the container incidentalto the transportation thereof, and which may bepacked fiat and {designated and is initially of rectangular shape and is formed preferably of thin tough paper, but any other suitable material maybe used. i

In the form of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, each partition 6 is located at a predetermined point on the wrapper and is held at this point against axial movement by a connecting member in the form of a cord 6 having a loop portion f extending from the disk on opposite sides of a plane intersecting the axis thereof andparallel to the recess 0 and having. a portion extending transversely of the outer face of the wrapper a, and end portions 9 passing from opposite sides of the disk and extendsame.

assume a substantially fixed position perpendicularto the face of the wrapper.

In the form of theinvention shown in Figs. 7 to 10 inclusive, the partitions Z) are located in reference to the wrapper a and are retained against axial movement by means of transverse grooves 71. in the inner face of the wrapper (1. These grooves are preferably formed by pressing down sections of the ribs of the corrugated surfaces of the wrapper .and the opposing walls of each groove cotiperate with the adjacent face of the associated partition for retaining the latter in place. 7

In the form of my invention illustrated in :Figs. 1 to 3, the wrapper a is retained in the exterior of the tube so formed by the wrapper a and are tied for holding the wrapper in its final form.

The wrapper is held in tubular form in the embodiment of my invention disclosed in Figs. 7 to 11 inclusive, by an external jacket.

As shown in Figs. 9 and 10, this jacket designated m is initially, or as furnished the shipper, in the form of a rectangular sheet, and is preferably the same width as, but of greater length than, the associated wrapper a.

The wrapper m is preferably formed of thin cardboard, or thick paper, or some other suitable material, and is provided along its longitudinal edges with eyes or openings for receiving suitable lacings n. In associating this jacket with the wrapper a the two parts are arranged with their longitudinal axes out of alinement so that their meeting edges will break joint, or be out of register. The end portions of the jacket which extend beyond the ends of the wrapper are preferably bent over and within the latter for closing, or partly closing, the endsof the same. For facilitating this operation, the said end portions of the jacket are preferably slitted. Instead of the described jacket, I may use a jacket in the form of an endless band, or tube, as illus-' trated in Fig. 11. When this form of jacket is used, the wrapper a with its contents is inserted therein through one end of the Instead of forming each partition non-sectional and providing the same with a recess, as'shown in Fig. 1, Imay form this element in two sections, as shown in Fig. 5,

with each of a plurality of'the partitions for insuring the retention of the inner wrapper 1n the bottom portions of the recesses c. As

shown in Fig. 4', this locking member r is in the form ofa disk, which in shape, is substantially a counterpart of the partition with whichit is associated. The locking member, however, may be of other forms; for in stance, a staple, as indicated by the letter 8, in Fig. 6, may be employed. The form of locking member illustrated in Fig. 4: is preferred, however, since in addition to its function of retaining the inner-wrapper in the recesses c, it also supplements the partitions intheir function as braces for prevent ing the collapse of the wrapper a.

In making-up a container for shipment, the egg is placed in one end of the sheet forming the wrapper (Z and the sides of the sheet folded over the egg, and portions at opposite endsof the'latter are twisted and inserted in the recesses in the end, and the next adjacent partition. locking mem bers are used these are then placed in positionin connection with the two partitions recess in the third partition, and the locking member associated with the latter partition is then placed in position. 'This method of placing the eggs in the container is preferably followed until the entire lot have been wrapped and secured in place in the parti tions. Other methods which suggest themselves may be followed in securing the eggs in the inner wrapper and the latter in the recesses in the partitions. After the inner wrapper has been placed in the partitions the sides of the wrapper a are rolled, or bent, about the peripheries of the partitions, thus forming a tubular structure, and the. parts are held in this final form, either by tying the ends i of the cords 0 about the'wrapper, in the manner'described, or by using one of the jackets described.

ceiving a plurality of eggs, and supporting members inclosed by the outer wrapper, fixed relatively to oneanother and engageable with the inner wrapper after a plu- I another, and each provided with a'narrow slot open at one end, and an inner holder wrapped about a plurality of eggs and having portions on opposite sides of the individual eggs retained, in the slots in said members, whereby the eggs are held suspended by the members and prevented from movement lengthwise of the outer wrapper,-

substantially as and for ,the purpose described.

3.. In a package for the shipment of eggs and in combination,an outer wrapper, a series of supporting members inclosed there by and arranged in fixed relation to one another, each of said members being provided with a narrow slot open at one end, an inner wrapper for receiving a pluralityof eggs and having end portions and portions at opposite sides of the eggs held in the slots in said supporting members, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In a package for the shipment of eggs and in combination, an outer wrapper, a series of supporting members inclosed thereby and arranged in fixed relation to one another, each of said members being provided with a narrow slot open at one end, an inner wrapper for receiving a plurality of eggs and having end portions and portions at opposite sides of the eggs held in the slots in said supporting members, and means carried by the members for retaining said portions of the-inner wrappers within the slots,

substantially as and for the purpose spe- 5. In a package for the shipment of eggs, an outer wrapper, supporting partitions located therein, and each provided with a substantially radially disposed slot open at its outer end through the edge of the mem ber containing the same, and an inner wrapper for directly engaging the articles to be shipped and having portions retained in said slots in the supporting members, sub stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a package for the shipment of eggs and in combination, an outer wrapper formed of a rectangular sheet bent into cylindrical form, a plurality of partitions arranged in fixed relation thereto and each provided with a recess opening out through its periphery, an inner wrapper having ends and intermediate portions twisted and held in the recesses in the supporting members,

and means for maintaining the outer wrapper in cylindrical form, substantially as and for the purpose described.

7 In a package for the shipment of eggs and in combination, an outer. wrapper comprising a rectangular sheet of cardboard bent into tubular form, a plurality of disks spaced apart along the axis thereof and each provided with a recess including an axial opening and a radial slot opening out through the periphery of the disk, and an inner wrapper for directly engaging the article to be shipped and holding the same suspended between adjacent disks, said inner wrapper comprising a rectangular sheet of flexible material having its end portions and portions between adjacent articles held therein twisted and held in the slots in the disks, substantially as and for the purpose specified. i

8. In a package for the shipment of eggs and in combination, an outerwrapper com-c fterial bent into cylindrical form, 'a plurality of supporting members arranged in spaced relation along the axis of said sheet, and each in the form of a "flat plate, engaging parts on the outer wrapper and supporting members, respectively, for locating the sup-- porting members and holding the same against displacement, each of said-supporting members being provided with a radial recess, an inner wrapper for directly engaging the articles to be shipped, said wrapper comprising a rectangular sheet of flexible material twisted about the articles to be shipped, and having end portions and portions between adjacent articles held in the recessin the supporting members, and means for holding the outer wrapper in cylindrical form, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

9. In a package for the shipment of eggs, an outer wrapper, an inner wrapper for receiving a plurality of eggs, and supporting members inclosed by the outer wrapper, fixed relatively to one another, and the outer wrapper and engaging portions of the inner wrapper containing the eggs, for holding the eggs in suspension and from movement lengthwise of the package, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in'the' county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 19th day of July, 1913. V

. IRA A. MILLIRON.

Witnesses:

S. DAVIS, F. B. PIOKARD.

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